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Hachiman

Hachiman proper noun: the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity of samurai.

Proper noun

Hachiman

  1. (Japanese) the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity of samurai.

Origin of Hachiman

From Japanese 八幡 (Hachiman).

Questions about Hachiman

What does Hachiman mean?
Hachiman means the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity of samurai.
What part of speech is Hachiman?
Hachiman is a proper noun.

Words near Hachiman in the dictionary

  1. Hachigian
  2. Hachigians
  3. Hachijō
  4. hachimaki
  5. hachimakis
  6. Hachiman
  7. Hachimantai
  8. hachimycin
  9. Hachioji
  10. Hachiōji
  11. hachoo

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